So we finished scheduling our classes for the next two years and I wanted to know if my classes are strong enough. There are no honors classes at my school, only AP and regular (except for Algebra 2, which is split into Algebra 2 and Algebra 2 Advanced).
Freshman Year:
Technology and Literature 9 (this is our English class, we integrate a lot of tech into it)
Spanish 2
Algebra 2 Advanced (this is the only class besides APs that splits up by knowledge)
Biology 1
Theater Arts 1 (first semester), Health Education (second semester)
Introduction to Engineering Design PLTW
Sophomore Year:
AP American Studies (this is a 2 hour period like TL9, it’s AP English Language and AP US History)
Spanish 3
College Pre-Calculus
Chemistry 1
AP Computer Science Principles
AP World History (I’m taking this through the IOA)
I’m open to all feedback!
Anorher incoming freshman here It looks strong to me! The only thing I would ask is what career path you’re pursuing, looks maybe like comp sci/engineering?
2 AP histories sophomore year might be too much.
@destinedforND I want to go into chemical engineering!
@snowfairy137 You’re probably right. Should I take APWH during my junior year instead?
If you want something to compare to, I took Chem, Algebra 2, Research, Photography (one semester), Orchestra, English (online), US History (online), PE, Speech (one semester), and Spanish as a freshman. As a sophomore, I took English (online), Drawing (semester), Ceramics, Health (semester), Pre-Calc, AP Environmental, AP WH, Spanish, and Orchestra.
Hope that gives a frame of reference!
*Note: Many of these are graduation requirements for my district. AP courses were not available to freshman at my school
No, two history is fine. @snowfairy137 has done it. With dual enrollment in engineering courses
@nasa2014 no, I took two sciences, and not in sophomore year. It depends on your strengths I guess but AP history classes are a ton of reading. Physics and chem at the same time means a lot of applied math problems.
To me is the same length of time. Although I may be wrong, for me it takes me longer to finish a science problem. I guess it only depends on your strengths.
Two history class is equivalent to two science courses for me. OP, have you taken this amount of classes before?
My freshman and sophomore schedules were:
Freshman:
AP European History
Honors Physics
Honors English
Spanish 1
Advanced Orchestra
Debate
Engineering 1
Precalc (online)
Fitness and health (online)
Sophomore:
AP Photography
AP Calc BC
AP Comp Sci A
Honors Bio
Honors Spanish 2
Honors English (online)
Advanced Orchestra
Engineering 2
Fitness (online)
Was fitness online like first aid? Or CPR
@nasa2014 no it’s PE. My district has 2 online options. If you do a sport to can get your coach to sign off a semester per season and just do the “academic” part online, or you can exercise on your own with a heart rate monitor to prove you did it. I did the former and had my climbing coach sign off.
We didn’t have much wiggle room in middle school, however I feel like I can handle the reading because that’s my strength.